What we wear and why we wear it...

Is about sending a message (even if that message is “I don’t care”). This makes style a big part of Muslim Cool—for women and men.

In “Sara” I look at style for Muslim women through the satire of a young woman choosing between headscarf styles—traditional, hijabi-lite and ’hoodjabi—to determine what kind message she wants to send.

In “Muslim Dandy” I look at Black Muslim men who choose three-piece suits over thobes (traditional male dress associated with the Middle East) and white tees (casual hip hop style), to hold onto their cultural heritage and assert religious authority.

SARA (2016)

The photos in this series recreate the scene entitled “Sara” from Sampled: Beats of Muslim Life.